My top 05 favorite YA books.
Wether you like your books magical, realistic, tragic or humorous, YA books can give it all to you. Because of this wide range of genres, there is always a YA book that fits your needs. 01. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan.
"Will Grayson meets Will Grayson. One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two strangers are about to cross paths. From that moment on, their world will collide and lives intertwine." (Green & Levithan, 2010).
Genre: social novel
Themes: LGBTQ, friendship, mental illness
02. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart.
"A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An accident. A secret. Lies upon lies. True love. The truth." (E. Lockhart, 2014).
Genre: young adult fiction
Themes: love, power, foreignness
03. I'll be there by Holly Goldberg Sloan.
"Emily Bell believes in destiny. To her, being forced to sing a solo in the church choir--despite her average voice--is fate: because it's while she's singing that she first sees Sam. At first sight, they are connected.
Sam Border wishes he could escape, but there's nowhere for him to run. He and his little brother, Riddle, have spent their entire lives constantly uprooted by their unstable father. That is, until Sam sees Emily. That's when everything changes."
Genre: romance
Themes: survival, deception
04. Unnatural creatures by Neil Gaiman.
"Unnatural Creatures is a collection of short stories about the fantastical things that exist only in our minds—collected and introduced by beloved New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman."
Genre: Fantasy
Themes: good and evil, heroism
5. Lord of the flies by William Golding.
"When a plane crashes on a remote island, a small group of schoolboys are the sole survivors. From the prophetic Simon and virtuous Ralph to the lovable Piggy and brutish Jack, each of the boys attempts to establish control as the reality - and brutal savagery - of their situation sets in."
Genre: fiction
Themes: innocence, fear
